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Recognition of foreign professional qualifications - theoretical
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General Information
Did you apply for the recognition of your qualification but the competent recognition authority in Germany decided that your qualification cannot be fully recognised? In this case, you can attend qualification measures in Germany to acquire the theoretical and/or practical skills you lack.
The following information is only for theoretical adaptation measures (e.g. language courses or exam preparation courses). If your recognition measure includes any pracical/ work experience, please refer to the employment category.
To find out more about the recognition process, please check here.
Submitting an application
Necessary documents
Please bring the following documents in the mentioned order to your appointment at the Embassy. Additional documents may in some cases be requested. Documents sent in advance will not be archived.
Please complete the online application form (application forms are required for each applicant separately; all children require separate forms) and bring the printed and signed form including the barcodes to your appointment.
A valid passport signed by the holder, issued within the last 10 years and valid for at least one year is necessary. The passport needs to have at least 2 subsequent blank pages. Please bring 1 photocopy of the passport biodata page to your appointment.
1 fully biometric passport photo, 35 x 45 mm, no older than three months. Digitally altered passport photos cannot be accepted. Please ensure that your photo adheres to German biometric requirements and is taken in front of a white/bright background.
Bring your valid Qatar residence permit (QID) and 1 photocopy to your appointment.
Depending on your individual adaptation measure please provide any relevant course registration, e.g.:
- language course
- Vorbereitung auf Kenntnisprüfung
- Vorbereitung auf Fachsprachenprüfung
formal deficit notification (Defizitbescheid) or notification of partial recognition (Teil-Anerkennungsbescheid), issued by the competent authority
a minimum amount of 1,027.00 € per month by means of a German blocked account
alternatively, an employment contract can also be submitted, if you are employed parallel to your recognition. Please provide a copy
Please provide a copy of your language skills according to the European Framework of Reference (telc GmbH, ÖSD, Goethe Institut and TestDaF Institut e.V.) according to the requirements of the qualification measure (in cases of the medical language examination at least B2 level is required)
If applicable, registration to a language course in preparation for the medical language examination (Deutsch für Mediziner - Zertifikat telc Deutsch B2-C1 Medizin). Please provide a copy.
Please provide a letter of motivation including tabular curriculum vitae in German or English language
university or vocational degree certificate